Summer 2013 Course Descriptions and Schedules - Rudolf Steiner ...

Segment One - Summer Foundation Courses Training ProgramCosmologywith Cynthia HovenWe will explore and examine the interplay of correspondences that Rudolf Steiner develops betweenmicrocosm and macrocosm, between the evolution of the human being and the evolution of the cosmos,making the human reality a cosmic reality in constant becoming. The course requires a knowledge of thehuman constitution as it is developed in the required reading before the course begins. Required reading:Founding a Science of the Spirit, Chapters 1, 9, 10 and 11, Rudolf Steiner.Karma and Reincarnationwith Brian GrayWe will explore Steiner’s spiritual scientific insights into the nature of repeated earth lives and karma.Working with these insights can lead to an ennoblement of the human soul, calling forth compassion andlove for others and the kingdoms of nature and the awakening of individual initiative toward freedom,creativity, and active responsibility. Required reading: Manifestation of Karma, Rudolf Steiner.Spiritual America–Year 1, 2, and 3with Betty StaleyThis course introduces the student to the deeper meaning of America from a psychological and spiritualviewpoint. Using the Native American myth Deganawidah ( included in The American Soul) and examplesfrom 19th century American Transcendentalist writers, we will discuss the symbols and images and what theymean today. Required reading: The American Soul, Jacob Needleman; The Other America, Carl Stegmann.Eurythmy IIwith Cynthia HovenA second-level course in eurythmy, building upon experiences developed in Eurythmy I. Participantswill work with language and poetry experiences. Required reading: Eurythmy Movements and Meditations,Cynthia Hoven.Music IIIwith Eva CranstounGroup singing and exploration of simple vocal techniques to improve sound quality and control. Basicmusic skills such as playing the recorder, reading sheet music, and understanding simple rhythms andintervals will be included. This builds on Music II.Veil Paintingwith Ted MaheThrough first building up a color “atmosphere,” we will discover how form and a motif can graduallyemerge out of the world of color. Artistic and practical, challenging and inspiring, we develop ourselves aswe develop our art.8